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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARDDANIELS, 0F ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES H.sIMoNsoN, oF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. v

LUMBER-TRUCK.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 500,860, dated July 4,1893.

Application filed December 21, 1892. Serial No. 455.937. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HOWARD DANIELS, residing atAtlanta, in the countyofFulton and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Lumber l rucks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to lumber trucks, and particularly to animproved truck adapted for use in connection with my improved lumberpiling machine the application for which is filed of even date herewith.

The object of my invention is to provide a truck upon which the lumbercan be piled on edge, or vertically, instead of fiat, or horizontally,as is commonly done when lumber is piled preparatory to drying. Theobject of piling the lumber vertically is to enable one to pile largerloads upon the truck, and at the same time insure a number of necessaryvertical draft passages through the pile.

A further object of my invention is to provide a truck which can bequickly and easily unloaded Without going on top of the pile; and astill further object of my invention is to provide means for holding thelumber securely upon the truck when it does not completely fill thespace between the stakes at each end of the truck.

WVith these various objects in view my invention consists in a truckhaving tilting stake sockets at each end adapted to receive the endstakes, means for tilting said sockets in order to incline the entireload, and the self adjusting compensating boards attached to the stakesto take up any space that might be left between the last tier of boardsand the end stakes.

My invention consists also in certain details of construction, and novelcombination, all of which will be fully described hereinafter andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideView of a truck loaded and ready for transportation to the drying kiln.Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the sockets tilted and the loadinclined ready to have the top piece removed and the load taken off.Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken through one of the stake socketsand the adjacent end of the truck. Fig. 4 is a detail side view of oneof the stakes provided with the compensating board, and Fig. 5 is adetail end view of the same.

In carrying out my invention I employ a fiat truck, composed of thewooden side pieces B, and the cast metal end pieces B said truck beingmounted upon the wheels B adapted to run upon a track, though otherconstruetions of wheels may be employed. Near each end of each metalend-piece B are formed two parallel vertical ears b and between eachpair of ears is pivoted a stake socket A, said socket being provided atits upper inner end withan ear (1 which rests between the ears I) andthrough which the pintle 0. passes, thus pivotally connecting the socketA to the end piece B of the truck. The eara is so shaped that when thelower end of the socket is thrown away from the truck, the flat face ofsaid ear will bear against the end piece 13' and limit the outwardmovement of the socket.

Inward movement of the socket is prevented by means of a stiff leafspring C, secured to the end piece B near its upper end, and adapted tobear against the lower inner end of the socket A. This spring serves tohold the socket normally in a vertical position,so that the stake Acarried in said socket will bear against the load upon the truck. Thisspring though it serves to hold the socket and stake approximatelyvertical, will not prevent them being tilted, and in order to provideagainst the socket swinging too far inward I provide the stop lugs Cupon the end pieces B and pivoted to the sockets A are the dogs D, thelower ends of said dogs being adapted to engage the stop lugs G andprevent the socket dropping against the end piece B. cl indicates a stoppin on the socket against which the upper end of the dog rests, and E Eare studs formed on the sides of the sockets, to which a tension ropemay be attached when the truck is used in connection with the pilingmachine. The spring 0 is exceedingly useful in connection with the stoplug O and dog D, in case any of the parts become loose, as in suchinstances, the spring will take up such wear or looseness and hold thesocket firm. As thus described the sockets and stakes are held verticalas shown in Fig. 1, and when it is desired to unload the truck, theentire load is tilted as shown in Fig. 2, and to do this it is onlynecessary to disengage the dog D from the stop lug C at the desired end,and the socket at that end will drop until it contacts with the stop U.At the same time the face of the ear a contacts with the .end piece B atthe opposite end and limits the outward movement of the socket at thatend.

The sockets have a certain fixed inclinatlon, determined by the size ofthe lug O and ear a so that the load will be given such an incline thatonly one tier of boards will come down at a time, after the end stakehas been removed. When lumber is piled flat it necessitates one persongoing on top of the pile and handing the boards down to asecond person.By means of my construction, however, no one is needed on top of thepile, but by tilting the load one tier comes down at a time, and one ortwo men can remove the boards as fast as they fall.

F indicates a top piece which connects the upper ends of the stakes A.This piece F is of course removed before the truck is unloaded but afterthe load has been tilted.

It often happens that in piling lumber in this manner there is a spaceleft between the last tier and the end of the truck insufficient to pileanother tier but enough to render the p le unsteady between the endstakes. I provide for this contingency by means of the self ad ustingcompensating boards G, attached to thesides of each stake A, as clearlyshown in Figsnt and 5. These boards G are each provided with an inclinedslot G through which works a bolt H by means of which the boards areconnected to the stakes. The boards G are also faced by slotted metallicplates G to prevent wear. The shape and size of the slot G are such thatwhen the boards are elevated, the inner faces of said boards are flushwith the inner faces of the stakes, but when they are lowered they aremoved forward, and are adapted to contact with the last tier of boards.Thus we will suppose that there is some space left at the end. In thiscase when the stakes A are inserted at the end of the pile, the boards Gwill drop, and on account of the inclined slot G, and bolt H, they willmove inward until they contact with the tier of boards, thereby holdingthe entire pile steady between the end stakes.

In operation the lumber is piled upon the truck as shown in Fig. 1 andrun to the kiln. When it is desired to unload the dogs at one end aredisengaged and the entire pile tilted. The top piece and stakes at oneend are then removed and the lumber taken down only one tier at a time.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved lumber truck having tilting stake sockets substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

2. In a lumber truck the combination with the truck and end stakes ofthe self adjusting compensating boards attached to the sides of the endstakes substantially as shown and described.

3. In a lumber truck, the combination with a truck of the tilting stakesockets, and the dogs for holding and tilting said sockets substantiallyas shown and described.

4. In a lumber truck, the combination with the truck of the tiltingstake sockets, and the stops for limiting the movement of said socketssubstantially as shown and described.

5. The combination with the end pieces of the truck of the socketspivoted thereto and the spring interposed between the end piece andsocket substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. The combination with a truck and the end stakes of the boardshavinginclined slots and the bolts passing therethrough.

7. The combination with the end pieces of the truck of the stakesockets, hinged thereto, and provided with stops, the stop lug on theend piece and the dog pivoted to the sockets all arranged substantiallyas shown and described.

HOWARD DANIELS.

Witnesses:

J. H. GROVES, S. L. JEFFERSON.

